PACTA’s New Director’s Academy is a 60-hour PIL for new Directors (less than five years of experience), current administrators aspiring to the Director’s position, or current Directors who desire a more in-depth understanding of the critical aspects of their roles and responsibilities and desire to network with their peers. The course will be delivered through six sessions (two full days, two half-days, and two on-site mentoring sessions) throughout the year. This will allow participants to maintain contact with the instructors and project facilitator to provide the maximum opportunity for participants to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to answer the essential questions and to fulfill the competencies and job-embedded assignments of the course.

The first two full-days are scheduled for October 3-4, 2017. The remaining sessions are scheduled as half days and as on-site mentoring days. The course topics are (1) Curriculum, (2) Supervision, (3) Data Analysis, (4) Chapter 339, (5) Locally Developed Quality CTC Indicators, (6) Community Leadership, including JOC and Superintendent Advisory Committee relationships, (7) Budgeting, and (8) Teacher Evaluation.

Participants should bring a laptop to the sessions.

Administrators will gain skill and evidence for components of the Framework for Leadership in Domains 1a, 1c, 2d, 2e, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4c